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Condron Family Blog...born again!

noreply@blogger.com (Holy Famoley) — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 10:24:00 +0000

Blimey, it has been, like, FOREVER since anything was posted here...well, 2008 anyway. Since that time, I have lost a much loved big brother, John, but we have also seen a few babies added to the family. None of which has been documented on this particular platform since there are other, more popular and immediate ways of sharing this information with family. But waste not, want not, this is still a good repository for family tales. I have been doing a bit of family history research for the last couple of years and that has brought about some interesting discoveries. I would like to use this forum for sharing some of the stories that I am trying to piece together from the dim and distant past - all the more difficult in that the people in the stories are no longer with us and we have no witnesses to their lives. Maybe in the telling of these stories, they might live once more, in the hearts and minds of their descendents.

Welcome, Michael Craig...

noreply@blogger.com (Holy Famoley) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:51:00 +0000

Let's have a big Condronfamily blog welcome to our newest arrival Michael Craig. How lovely it was to make your acquaintance. People may have marvelled at you big hands and feet (they are tiny and lovely, like you), using them as indicators to what a strapping lad you will become in much the same way as they would a lively young labrador pup. But what is truly memorable at this time is the pride and love with which your dad has welcomed your arrival into the world. May you have a good life.

Congratulations to Helen, Chris, Leah and Daniella.

Click for photos

The Twins enjoy their birthday..

noreply@blogger.com (Holy Famoley) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:36:00 +0000

Birthday girl Maria with a substitute 'John' (McCarthy)

It was all down to Maria's to have a few drinks in celebration of the twins' birthday. Naturally it would be ungallant of me to tell you Maria's age, her being a lady, of course. So I will just tell you that John was 59 - and doesn't he look well on it? Not that you'll find much evidence on our photos, since photographer-in-chief, his daughter Margaret, didn't take any of her dad. But you can enjoy her other photos by clicking here.

Graduation - 17th July 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Holy Famoley) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:06:00 +0000

Blimey! They're letting me be a teacher! Scary or what?

Well, he may have done half of the work, but there is no way he is getting his hands on that scroll! (the inner tube of a roll of tin foil with a ribbon on, by the way, just a prop!)

Your turn next year!

Arthur, for whom nothing was ever too much trouble in this turbulent year and Jan who has been with me on this journey since day 1 (I mean the aborted PGCE mission in 2001-2)

Sara and Laura who were with me in Sevilla and the 'loca' but lovely Maria.

Emma, who was also in Seville with us.

Me and Kirsty.

Lost in the crowd on the steps of the Anglican Cathedral.

A perfect end to a perfect day! Dinner at the Jabula Restaurant.

Silverdale the Movie - Coming soon to a blog near you!

noreply@blogger.com (Holy Famoley) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:05:00 +0000

Sorrow

noreply@blogger.com (Holy Famoley) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:40:00 +0000

Maggie, our beloved matriarch
left this life on January 27th 2008

Our Angel

Our Hearts ache with pride from the love that we share,
Your spirit forever lives on in our care.
Like the brightest star, a wonderful sight,
You light up our hearts as you wish us goodnight.

You lived for your family, and at your life's end,
A gift so special God helped you to send,
A beautiful smile for your loved ones to see,
A glimpse of happiness, your eyes held the key.

Back in the arms of the man that you love,
He will care for you always in heaven above.
We thank God for your life,
Happy times shared together,
God bless, rest in peace,
Our Angel forever

Lorraine Jones 5th February 2008.

Saludos de Sevilla

noreply@blogger.com (Holy Famoley) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:49:00 +0000

Well, I find myself in Seville as part of my teacher training course. Living modestly in a splendiferous residence. The weather was actually quite cold last week but it is beautiful now - what we would consider to be a pleasant summer's day, sunny and warm but not too hot. Seville is a beautiful and elegant city and I would recommend a visit if you haven't already been here. The down side of all of this is that I have to teach Spanish children. Not just English, but Spanish language, Maths and another subject of my choice. I am dreading it. I can barely understand them as they speak Andaluz - a bit like the Scouse of Spanish! And they speak it at a hundred miles an hour! We haven't even ventured into the shortcomings of my rusty Spanish, yet!

Adios amigos!

Seville pictures.

Silverdale posting...at last

noreply@blogger.com (Holy Famoley) — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:39:00 +0000

From the sublime:

to the ridiculous:

Well I'm finally getting around to posting some photos from the Silverdale trip. Yeah, I know it's like 3 months after the event but I have been up to my eyes in muck and bullets since then. That said, it has been a productive time for me in terms of my course. Isn't the sunset fabulous? Who would dream that it was early autumn in Morecambe Bay? As for the feet, no they didn't belong to a stray hobbit - they belong to Chis who was displaying them after a brief excursion into the Irish Sea. Click here to see more photos on Flickr.

I hope everyone had a good Christmas and New Year and may 2008 be full of good things for you. As for me, I am off to Seville as part of my course on Friday. I will be there for 4 weeks so I will try to post something from there. Wish me luck!

noreply@blogger.com (Sonrisa) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:40:00 +0000

Just a quick note to say hi. I'm doing well here in France but I am so looking forward to Christmas back in the UK. It's been a mental few weeks with the faculty building blocked. I've missed so many classes because of this and now that lessons have started again, it's chaos.

I hope to see lots of you over the holiday.

Merry Chrismas and Lots of Love!

Kirsty

xxx

Where I'm living in France

noreply@blogger.com (Sonrisa) — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 18:38:00 +0000

Vieux Tours. These are some old buildings which overlook the Place Plumereau. I think they are beautiful!

The Place Plumereau, a square surrounded by restaurants, creperies and cafés.

This is the famous Loire River. I think the bridge is so striking. This is a five minute walk from my accommodation.

I thought I'd let you have a nose!

Love Kirsty xxx

Off to France

noreply@blogger.com (Sonrisa) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 09:59:00 +0000

Just a quick post to let you all know that I am off to Tours in France on Friday. I'm very nervous and very excited at the same time. I'll be there until early January (of course I'll be home for Christmas!) and I'll be in Cadiz in Spain from February. If anyone fancies a trip over, I'd be delighted! Mum will pass on my contact details.

I don't quite know what to expect. My worries are what if no-one understands me? What if I get lost? What if I realise that after ten years of French learning, I actually can't speak it that well?

Tours looks a fantastic place. There seems to be a lot to do there so I will hopefully have no trouble in getting stuck in to life there. I'll be sure to send post cards!

Love you all!

Kirsty xxx

I PASSED! WOO HOO!

noreply@blogger.com (margaret) — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:30:00 +0000

Hi, it's Margaret here just letting you know that I passed both parts of my AAT accounts exam!

I've been so nervous. It came as a shock considering I wasn't supposed to get them until tomorrow, but they e-mailed them to me. I wasn't that confident seeing as I didn't think my tutors explained things clear enough, which is why I was constantly asking them questions. Mostly 'why?, how?, or I don't understand!'.
Honestly one of them would talk about his daughter in London and family holidays and the other one (who was alright actually) spoke to you as if you already knew how to work out every aspect of accounts, even though it was our 1st year. Then again I suppose they couldn't have been too bad if I've passed can they?

I'm going out on Wednesday and celebrating with my mates. My dad's gonna pop down too. I took him, Thomas and Alex out for a meal for his birthday last week. we went to Maranto's on Lark Lane. It was good.

Anyway I'm gonna phone and text everyone now to tell them how unbelievably clever I am x

noreply@blogger.com (margaret) — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:47:00 +0000

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noreply@blogger.com (margaret) — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:58:00 +0000

Hi everyone. I've put some photos of erica up seeing as some of you have asked about her. When she sends me photos of Kevin and Kelsey i'll post them on too.

Sixty? Never!

noreply@blogger.com (Holy Famoley) — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:01:00 +0000

We appear to have had something of a 'Golden Age' in terms of family get-togethers lately. Within a few days of celebrating William's baptism we were once again together for Mum's 83rd birthday celebration at the Regan residence and the following Saturday we were at Olive's surprise 60th birthday party. It is very hard to believe that Olive is 60 - she looks sensational! I am inspired to think that it is genetic and to hope that I may have inherited the good gene. Huge thanks to Lorraine, Michelle, Stephanie and Lindsey who put on a lovely party for their mum. It was great to see so many of our cousins there.

I have given up trying to load photos onto Blogger. It's too labourious so I have put a set on Flickr instead called Olive's 60th Birthday.

Apologies to Michelle for shouting"'Ave it!" from the car when we spotted her at the cash machine by the roundabout in Wallasey Village. This was one of my more mature moments...

Wettin' the baby's head...

noreply@blogger.com (Holy Famoley) — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:45:00 +0000

Well this was the most important bit of the day. Baby William has his first experience of the backwash while Mum, Dad and big sister look on.

There, now, that didn't hurt a bit...

Now it's off for some fun at William's party. Where are all the cakes?

Leah will just have to make do with a nice drink until the cakes arrive.As Michelle and Chris agree, these family dos are always a good opportunity to catch up with the cousins. Sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters...Kirsty and Lol with Kirsty showing off a new hairstyle.

Here is a rare shot, Carole, Phil and the girls on one photo. John, Peter, Lindsey, Bernie and Phil being convivial...
Oh, Mum, you've spoiled the photo wiping your mouth...!

Take 2: That's better. Olive, Maria, Maggie and Carole.Let's have all the offspring together on this one. John and Tommy grudgingly join in!Carol and Jenny looking lovely.
And here is the little guy who brought us all together for the day, sleeping it off. Congratulations to William on his special day and God Bless!

noreply@blogger.com (margaret) — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:28:00 +0000

Here's Thomas and Alex. They haven't half grown! Thomas is 13 now and Alex is 6. Our thomas gets his hair done in our barbers now. He doesn't like his curls anymore.

noreply@blogger.com (margaret) — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:21:00 +0000

Hello! I thought I'd stick a photo on as you haven't met Dave, Lewis and Elishia. Here we're at Lewis' church fete.

noreply@blogger.com (margaret) — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:26:00 +0000

Hi Aunty Carol. Sorry i haven't e-mailed you in a while. The internet in work's been playing up. How is everyone doing?

How about a family day out?

noreply@blogger.com (Holy Famoley) — Sun, 13 May 2007 13:40:00 +0000

You know, last week, within a few days, 2 different people had recommended Knowsley Safari Park to me as a great day out. I can just about remember when I last visited Knowsley Safari Park. I was still at school and I went with Olive and Peter and the kids - pre Stephanie and Lindsey, so we are talking a good twenty-odd years ago. At that time Peter was driving his red Ford Cortina Mark III with a black vinyl roof (didn't Tommy end up with that one?). As we approached the monkey enclosure we saw the sign which said something along the lines of "Drivers of cars with vinyl roofs enter at your own risk". Peter was clearly a bit unsettled by this but proceeded to drive tentatively towards the gate. At that point, some chimps caught sight of us and began to scamper towards us. Peter hastily reversed the car out exclaiming "Alright, you've seen the monkeys now!"

Anyway, it occurred to me that perhaps the time is right for a return visit. And since so many of you live right on the doorstep I thought it would be a great idea for a crowd of us to go. I've had a look on the website and the ticket prices are:

Adults £11.00, Children £8.00, Family ticket (2 adults & 2 children) £34.00

The park has developed a lot recently and there are other attractions such as a children's farm, fair rides and sea lion show. What say we take a picnic along? If you enjoy it, you may even choose to buy a season ticket to enjoy the park on a more frequent basis. It's quite good value if you need to keep the kids entertained during the long summer break. To make the idea a little more concrete, I am going to suggest 3 possible dates; 16th June (Saturday), 30th June (Saturday), 1st July (Sunday).

Follow the link to check out the facilities:

http://www.knowsley.com/safari/index.html

Let me know what you think.

Good Hair Day

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:19:00 +0000

I got my hair done today. It's layered and feathered. Kirsty also has a new hairstyle and it looks really nice. Here is a picture of us.

I've been waiting for this day for ages as my old hairstyle was getting so boring. I've had it for 3 whole months. Isn't life unfair? Anyway it was a long wait. I wouldn't have thought the hairdressers would be booked up for two weeks.

The big day finally came though (Gosh, anyone would think I was getting married!). The appointment went well, despite the fact I had to listen to an old dear talk about her corns to the other hairdresser. Aww, bless her. Still, my eavesdropping days are over.

It was such a shock to see Kirsty's new style though. She's had about half of her length cut off! It suits her though. Now all we need to do is get showered with compliments. Hint hint...

Easter Sunday Casa Regan

noreply@blogger.com (Holy Famoley) — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 09:03:00 +0000

Well, it's Easter Sunday, the sun is out and that can only mean one thing - it's the first meeting of the barby season for the Regans. Family numbers are on the increase in the Regan clan - Toni and Jordan are expecting their first child in November (ish). Time for Ronnie to ask the serious question - "Have I got what it takes to be a grandad?" Of course you have, Ron, but you must undergo a period of preparation first. Jeanette, make sure the kids have the Father's day list well thought out. There must be carpet slippers (brown and fawn check, preferably), brown crimpolene 'slacks' and a fawn cardigan. Make sure the cardigan has generously proportioned pockets for him to store his Werthers Originals and indigestion tablets. An ear and nose hair clipper would be useful and a plentiful supply of used matches to reach the earwax that cotton buds just can't reach. Oh, and the amber nectar has to go - practise this mantra, Ronnie, "Mine's a pint of mild". On high days and holidays you can, of course, have a glass of stout.

Emma, Ethan and Alex.

Chef Chris welcoming the prospect

of Gordon Ramsey coming to help

sort out his kitchen.

Mum and John.

Yes, Well done, Ronnie. "Mine's a pint of mild"

Stephen and Jeanette

Mum-to-be Toni and Jeanette.

Maria, have you had any thoughts on putting in an offer for next door's garden? A fun time was had by all (unless we missed any fights!). Here's to the next time!

Bridging the generations...

noreply@blogger.com (Holy Famoley) — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:46:00 +0000

We spent a lovely afternoon with mum on Mother's day. It is always lovely to see the family and so it was a double bonus to bump into Olive, Peter, Lorraine and the newest addition to the family, William. So that means we had representation from four generations. We crammed into mum's room and Phil went to get us all a cuppa. We spent our time watching the slideshow (previous post) and chatting about 'stuff'.

A great day!

Mother's Day

noreply@blogger.com (Holy Famoley) — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:23:00 +0000

Happy Mother's Day to Maggie,

the grand matriarch of our family.

Click on her picture to see her Mother's Day slideshow.

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